Snowcock hunting question

Mbogo · Aug 31, 2009

Looks like my old login got nuked in the last clean up round so I will start over. Has anyone here hunted Snowcock in the Ruby Mountains? I did a search for past threads but didn't turn up much. I have heard that the terrain is brutal and the birds very wary and fast. Certainly don't expect anyone to offer up their prime place but a little help regarding suggested starting points and hunting techniques would be greatly appreciated!

In_the_Shadows · Aug 31, 2009

Start in Lamoille, go high, and spot and stalk, seriously. Hunt them like you would a deer.

Its lonely at the top.... just the way I like it.

kilowatt · Aug 31, 2009

Hopefully WES will see this and give you some ideas, he has guided others for them in the past.

Brian

Wes · Aug 31, 2009

We've killed a bunch of em. Thats the hardest hunting you'll ever do for a bag of feathers. They live in country that would scare a mountain goat. They're the spookiest bird you'll ever hunt, they make a turkey look like he's on Prozac. If they think a scary thought they fly out of the country. Like Shadow we spot and stalk them. It's best to try and shoot em on the ground before they jump because they'll fall a long ways and look like Wiley Coyote when they hit bottom. Give me a call and I can tell you where to go if your determined to give em a try.
Wes
801-550-4973

NORKALNIMROD · Sep 4, 2009

An old friend of mine hunted them in the Rubies 10 or so years ago. The only thing I can remember other than the fact that the birds were at the top is that he had to get permission or pay to travel through res land.
Norkal

Califelkslayer · Sep 5, 2009

Same guy nimrods talking about went 2 times. Way he got his male was after he spooked them the first day, he watched where they flew. Next day, his partner went to the birds and he went to where they flew the day before. When they got jumped, they repeated the day before and he was waiting.

Wes · Sep 7, 2009

Screw the reservation. They illegally closed off a public access trail head to the forest land and since their indians nobody will take them on and force them to reopen it. We've tried to negotiate with them in the past for access but their so dam arrogant I said screw it I'll ride around the mountain before I pay them anything. I think we should put up a gate and charge them to come off the rez. A good friend of mine payed them for access during the 2007 deer season. When he came out to his truck one of the indians had cut all ten of his valve stems on his truck and horse trailer. It cost him $600 to get towed out and all patched up. We know who did it but they'll never do anything about it.
Wes